Knee–Hip–Spine Syndrome: Improvement in Preoperative Abnormal Posture following Total Knee Arthroplasty

An ergonomic upright body posture is maintained by the alignment of the spine, pelvis, and lower extremities, and the muscle strength of body trunk and lower extremities. The posture varies with age because of the degenerative changes in the involved structures and the weakening of the muscles. The...

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Main Authors: Yasushi Oshima, Nobuyoshi Watanabe, Norishige Iizawa, Tokifumi Majima, Mitsuhiro Kawata, Shinro Takai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Advances in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8484938